On this site I post my own constructions/mechanisms, but i'm interested in posting creations/articles from other people as well. This way i hope to get a large databese with mechanisms,tips,tricks,creations and so on, to use in my/your upcoming creations.

So if you created a mechanism that is very interesting, or if you have build a car, and you think that you can write an article about it, reply to this post, or put a comment in the 'user created content' post on legotechniccreations.com.

When I think it's interesting , I'll ask you to write an article (doesn't have to be big) about it.

Here's a tip: you're not allowed to use the name of the LEGO company in your website's address. That's why websites such as Brickshelf, Bricklink, Eurobricks, Mocpages and many others that focus on LEGO do not have "lego" anywhere in their addresses. You can expect LEGO asking you to take your website down fairly soon. Which should not come as a surprise, since it's a registered and trademarked brand name.

Here's a tip: you're not allowed to use the name of the LEGO company in your website's address. That's why websites such as Brickshelf, Bricklink, Eurobricks, Mocpages and many others that focus on LEGO do not have "lego" anywhere in their addresses. You can expect LEGO asking you to take your website down fairly soon. Which should not come as a surprise, since it's a registered and trademarked brand name.

Bugger. I just did the same thing Good point, never even thought of that.

What if someone's last name was Lego and their website was called legodesigns.com and they specialized in building websites? Just from doing a simple search there seem to be 100's of websites out there that have Lego in their address. Many of which have nothing to do with Lego building blocks.

What if someone's last name was Lego and their website was called legodesigns.com and they specialized in building websites?

Then you can always prove it in the court of law. For most of us, however, using the LEGO name is a slippery and risky business. It's simply an illegal thing to do, although not a major crime obviously :) and the websites you mentioned using the name illegally are probably created by spammers and have short life expectancy. There is that thing called "cease and desist order" that legal owners of the LEGO brand can pull pretty much whenever they feel like.
As for replacement names, it seems that "brick" is commonly accepted. Hence the Bricklink, Brickshelf, Bricks in my Pocket, TechnicBRICKs and so on.

Then you can always prove it in the court of law. For most of us, however, using the LEGO name is a slippery and risky business. It's simply an illegal thing to do, although not a major crime obviously :) and the websites you mentioned using the name illegally are probably created by spammers and have short life expectancy. There is that thing called "cease and desist order" that legal owners of the LEGO brand can pull pretty much whenever they feel like.
As for replacement names, it seems that "brick" is commonly accepted. Hence the Bricklink, Brickshelf, Bricks in my Pocket, TechnicBRICKs and so on.

Bricktechniccreations.com , sounds good
I'll look for another name, and beg my hostingprovider for another domain name.

Is it possible to create a site called blegotechniccreations.com
or do you get problems with lego too this way?